Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Knik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 10:28 PM AKDT (06:28 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 06:28:34 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.443° N, 149.788° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 since this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.323 km W of Hope, Alaska · 15 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.57 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.723 km W of Hope, Alaska · 14 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.316 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.725 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.919 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 14 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.323 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 14 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 14 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.92 km SSW of Beluga, Alaska · 14 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.828 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.87 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.62 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 13 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.933 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 13 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.513 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 12 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.950 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 12 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.73 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 12 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.614 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.616 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 12 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 12 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 12 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.619 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.520 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.98 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.77 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 11 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.812 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.49 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.76 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 11 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.221 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  34. 3.227 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.914 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.013 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 49
  39. 2.311 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.721 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.711 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.76 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.435 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 10 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.011 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 10 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.233 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 10 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.721 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.024 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 10 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.72 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.06 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 10 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.813 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.831 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.132 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 9 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.113 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 9 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.98 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 9 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.922 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 9 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.732 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 9 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.829 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.928 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 15 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.815 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 15 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 16 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.720 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 16 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.619 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 16 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.711 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 16 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 26
  10. 1.518 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 16 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.76 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 17 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 17 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 17 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 17 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.751 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 17 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.820 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 18 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 18 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.730 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026soorgk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.